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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 

FORM 8-K 
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 25, 2019
 
 
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
000-30713
 
77-0416458
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, California 94086
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 523-2100
 
 
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the 2010 Incentive Award Plan
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (the “Company”) previously adopted, subject to stockholder approval, an increase in the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the Company’s 2010 Incentive Award Plan (the “2010 Plan”) from 24,450,000 to 28,450,000 (the “Award Pool Increase”) and an extension of the term of the 2010 Plan to 2029 (the “Extension of Term”). At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April 25, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the 2010 Plan including the Award Pool Increase and the Extension of Term. The foregoing description of the 2010 Plan, as amended and restated, is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the amended and restated 2010 Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following five proposals, each of which is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2019:
Proposal No. 1: To elect nine members to the Board to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
Nominee
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-votes
Craig H. Barratt, Ph.D.
 
92,045,342
 
1,344,913
 
55,419
 
10,870,998
Gary S. Guthart, Ph.D.
 
93,091,089
 
297,341
 
57,244
 
10,870,998
Amal M. Johnson
 
91,119,999
 
2,273,022
 
52,653
 
10,870,998
Don R. Kania, Ph.D.
 
93,293,578
 
95,860
 
56,236
 
10,870,998
Keith R. Leonard, Jr.
 
65,248,768
 
28,132,262
 
64,644
 
10,870,998
Alan J. Levy, Ph.D.
 
90,298,893
 
3,083,916
 
62,865
 
10,870,998
Jami Dover Nachtsheim
 
92,121,986
 
1,272,416
 
51,272
 
10,870,998
Mark J. Rubash
 
91,881,435
 
1,507,342
 
56,897
 
10,870,998
Lonnie M. Smith
 
91,941,140
 
1,444,947
 
59,587
 
10,870,998
Each of the nominees nominated in Proposal No. 1 was elected.
Proposal No. 2: To consider and approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-votes
89,049,915
 
4,289,989
 
105,770
 
10,870,998
Proposal No. 2 was approved on an advisory basis.
Proposal No. 3: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
103,607,884
 
396,392
 
312,396
Proposal No. 3 was approved.





Proposal No. 4: To approve the amendment and restatement of the 2010 Plan:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-votes
86,199,228
 
7,106,483
 
139,963
 
10,870,998
Proposal No. 4 was approved.
Proposal No. 5: To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal regarding elimination of supermajority voting provisions:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-votes
64,161,878
 
29,000,523
 
283,273
 
10,870,998
Proposal No. 5 was approved.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
10.1





SIGNATURES  
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.  
  
  
  
  
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
  
  
 
  
 
 
Date: April 26, 2019
  
  
  
By:
/s/ Marshall L. Mohr
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
     Name: Marshall L. Mohr
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
     Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer